United Parcel Service, Inc. provides letter and package delivery, specialized transportation, logistics, and financial services. It operates through three segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain & Freight. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery of letters, documents, small packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States. The International Package segment provides guaranteed day and time-definite international shipping services in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Canada and Latin America, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, and Africa. This segment offers guaranteed time-definite express options, including Express Plus, Express, and Express Saver. The Supply Chain & Freight segment provides international air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, distribution and post-sales, and mail and consulting services in approximately 220 countries and territories; and less-than-truckload and truckload services to customers in North America. This segment also offers shipping, visibility, and billing technologies; and insurance, financing, and payment services. The company operates a fleet of approximately 123,000 package cars, vans, tractors, and motorcycles; and owns 47,000 containers that are used to transport cargo in its aircraft. United Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

United Parcel Service has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.4 Community Rank

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Community Sentiment

United Parcel Service has received 51.85% “underperform” votes from our community.

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4.0 Company Ownership

In the past three months, United Parcel Service insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,003,233.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

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United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) Frequently Asked Questions

How has United Parcel Service's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

United Parcel Service's stock was trading at $87.99 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, UPS shares have increased by 21.2% and is now trading at $106.65. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Parcel Service in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings, 10 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for United Parcel Service.

When is United Parcel Service's next earnings date?

How were United Parcel Service's earnings last quarter?

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The transportation company reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.08. The transportation company earned $18.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.17 billion. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 5.73% and a return on equity of 152.81%. The firm's revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.39 earnings per share. View United Parcel Service's earnings history.

How often does United Parcel Service pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for United Parcel Service?

United Parcel Service declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 26th will be given a dividend of $1.01 per share on Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $4.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. View United Parcel Service's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for UPS?

24 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for United Parcel Service's stock. Their forecasts range from $60.00 to $144.00. On average, they anticipate United Parcel Service's share price to reach $111.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for United Parcel Service.

Has United Parcel Service been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about UPS stock has been trending extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Parcel Service earned a news impact score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutUnited Parcel Service.

Which institutional investors are selling United Parcel Service stock?

UPS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, Mackenzie Financial Corp, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, State Street Corp, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, and Two Sigma Advisers LP. View insider buying and selling activity for United Parcel Service.

Which institutional investors are buying United Parcel Service stock?

UPS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Franklin Resources Inc., Federated Hermes Inc., Wellington Management Group LLP, Invesco Ltd., Capital Research Global Investors, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., BlackRock Inc., and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. Company insiders that have bought United Parcel Service stock in the last two years include Carol B Tome, and Nando Cesarone. View insider buying and selling activity for United Parcel Service.

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What is United Parcel Service's stock price today?

One share of UPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $106.65.

How big of a company is United Parcel Service?

United Parcel Service has a market capitalization of $91.95 billion and generates $74.09 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $4.44 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.53 on an earnings per share basis. United Parcel Service employs 495,000 workers across the globe.